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English-Spanish Dictionaryof Health Related TermsDiccionario de Términosde Saluden Español e InglésCalifornia Office of Binational Border Health
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June 2003For more information about this document, contact the followingagencies:California-Mexico Health InitiativeCalifornia Policy Research CenterUniversity of California Office of the President1950 Addison Street, Suite 203Berkeley, CA 94720-7410(510) 643-4089Fax: (510) ia Office of Binational Border HealthCalifornia Department of Health Services3851 Rosecrans Street, Mail Station P-511BSan Diego, CA 92138-5524(619) 692-8472Fax: (619) ii
TABLE OF CONTENTSPageINTRODUCTION .viiAcknowledgements.viiiCHAPTER 1: The Human Body. .1Body parts.1Circulatory System. .3Digestive System. .3Skeletal System.3Reproductive System.3Respiratory System.4Urinary System.4Senses.5CHAPTER 2: Signs and Symptoms.5 Vocabulary.5CHAPTER 3: Medical Examination.15Personal Data.15Medical History.15General Instructions.16CHAPTER 4: Institutions and Personnel.17Institutions and Clinics.17Hospital.18Personnel.19CHAPTER 5: Treatment Procedures, Instruments, Supplies andMedications.20Treatment and Procedures.20Instruments and Supplies.21Medications.22Instructions on Taking Medications.23CHAPTER 6: Communicable Diseases.24Immunizations and Vaccine Preventable Diseases.24 Diseases.24 Vaccines.25 Vocabulary.25iv
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD).27 Diseases.27 Vocabulary.27HIV/AIDS.30Tuberculosis (TB).31Other communicable Diseases.32CHAPTER 7: Parasites, Insects and Some Animals.34Internal Parasites.34External Parasites.35Insects.35Some Animals.35CHAPTER 8: Chronic Diseases.36Diabetes.36.Asthma.37Cancer.39CHAPTER 9: Maternal and Child Health.40Pregnancy and Delivery.40Postpartum.42Infant Care.43CHAPTER 10: Family Planning.45 Vocabulary.45CHAPTER 11: Nutrition.47Fruits.47Vegetables and Legumes.48Meats.50Viscera.50Fish and Shellfish.50Milk and Dairy Products.51Bread, Flour and Cereals.52Sugars and Sweets.53Drinks.53Fats and Oils.54Nutritive Elements.54Methods of Food Preparation.54Nutritional Problems.55Other Vocabulary.55v
CHAPTER 12: EnvironmentalHealth.57 Vocabulary.57CHAPTER 13: Occupational Health.61Jobs and Duties.61Machinery, Equipment and Tools.63Protective Equipment.64Hazards.64Other Terms.65CHAPTER 14: Dental Health.66Teeth Names.66Tooth Parts.66Diseases.66Vocabulary.67CHAPTER 15: Substance Abuse.69Alcohol.69Illegal Drugs.70Tobacco.71vi
INTRODUCTIONThis English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms wasdeveloped for the use by health care personnel and other professionalsworking with the Latino population in the United States. The mainpurpose of the dictionary is to strengthen the means of communicationbetween Spanish- speaking populations and the health workers servingthem, and also, to facilitate dialogue by reducing cultural and linguisticbarriers.This dictionary is not intended to be a complete compendium on thesubject, nor is it a text to teach Spanish. It contains terms organized inalphabetical order, including culture specific expressions associatedwith diseases, vocabulary used in Mexican traditional medicine, andfolk terms utilized among migrants/ immigrants to describe illnesses andsymptoms.This project was inspired by the “English-Spanish Glossary for HealthAids”, published in 1999 by the Primary and Rural Health Care SystemsBranch, California Department of Health Services. The CaliforniaMexico Health Initiative (CMHI), California Policy Research Center,University of California Office of the President in partnership with theCalifornia Department of Health Services, Office of Binational BorderHealth (COBBH), edited and expanded the Glossary, using materialsfrom other organizations and numerous sources of information. Thispublication will be constantly updated and made available through theCOBBH web site at http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ps/dcdc/COBBH/ andthe CMHI web site at http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.htmlvii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis dictionary was made possible by the generous support of thePrimary and Rural Health Care Systems Branch, the CaliforniaEndowment, The California HealthCare Foundation, the Office of RuralHealth, the Office of the Patient Advocate, in addition to the valuableassistance of the General Coordination of Migrant Health at the MexicoMinistry of Health.Finally, the compilation of materials, editing, and the review of thisdictionary could not have been accomplished without the collaborationof many bilingual/bicultural personnel that work in the followingorganizations:California-Mexico Health Initiative, California Policy Research Center,UCOPCalifornia Department of Health Services: Agricultural Health and Safety Section Cancer Control Branch Diabetes Control Program Environmental Health Branch Immunization Branch Maternal and Child Health Branch Occupational Health Branch Office of AIDS Office of Binational Border Health Office of Family Planning Primary and Rural Health Care Systems Branch Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch Tuberculosis Control BranchCounty of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Immunizations Program Tuberculosis Control ProgramImperial County, Public Health Departmentviii
Mexican Institute of Central CaliforniaProject Concern InternationalVista Community ClinicMexico Ministry of Health: General Coordination of Migrant Health Vete Sano, Regresa Sano Program General Direction of Foreign Affairs IMSS-OportunidadesMexico Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexican Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME).Special recognition should be given to Liliana Osorio, Consultant to theCalifornia Office of Binational Border Health, for her leadership andexcellent work on this project.ix
CHAPTER 1:THE HUMAN BODYEL CUERPO HUMANOBody PartsPartes del Cuerpoankletobilloanusanoarmbrazoarmpitaxila, "sobaco"backespalda, lomoback of kneecorvabreastseno, pecho, busto, "mama", "chichi"bunionjuanetebuttockscalfglúteos, nalgas, "sentaderas","posaderas","cola", "trasero", “pompis”, ‘fundillo”pantorrilla, "chamorro", "camote", “bollo”cheekmejilla, cachetechestpechochinbarbilla, mentóncoccyxcoxis, "rabadilla"conjuntivaconjuntivaear (external)orejaear (internal)oídoear canalconducto/canal auditivoeardrumtímpano del yelidpárpadofingerdedo (de la legumencía1
hairpelo, isjawmandíbu
English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms Diccionario de Términos de Salud en Español e Inglés California Office of Binational Border Health. ii. iii June 2003 For more information about this document, contact the following agencies: California-Mexico Health Initiative California Policy Research Center University of California Office of the President 1950 Addison Street, Suite 203 .
